Re: File name with & in it

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Date:         Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:12:34 +0100
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

Use quotes around filename to avoid shell interpretation :
rm 'filename&'

Regards

-- JMM

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Jean-Marc MONNEZ
MSA / AGORA / ATD
monnez.jean-marc@agora.msa.fr
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"Kumar, Praveen (cahoot)" a écrit :

> Hi *,
> I have a peculiar problem,i had a file on windows whose name had
> an '&' character in it, and unfortunately i have ftp' ied it to my AIX box.
> When i am trying to delete the file, as soon as it encounters the '&'
> character, it comes out as abackground process, it does not even allow me to
> rename the file nor move the file in to a directory (so that i can knock of
> the directory). I suddenly got an idea,that i have connected from another
> system by FTP and renamed that file from ftp prompt, and then i could delete
> the file. I am sure there would be some way doing this from the local
> system.
>
> TIA
> Praveen.K
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